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Smithia purpurea | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Subfamily: | Faboideae |
Genus: | Smithia |
Species: | S. purpurea
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Binomial name | |
Smithia purpurea
Hook., 1847
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Smithia purpurea is a species of plant in the Fabaceae family. [1]
A small annual herb with an erect stem that grows to a height of 0.5 to 1 ft (0.15 to 0.30 m) and has spreading branches. Leaves are pinnate, leaflets with a bristle at the tip. Flowers purple, about 1 cm across, occur in racemes of 6-12 flowers. The standard petal has two bright white dots. [2]
Western Ghats, India [3]
In open moist sunny areas on basaltic outcrops and is abundant on basalt mesas with an elevation of 800 m (2,600 ft) above sea level.
In patches on open plateaux, banks of streamlets, road sides and farm bunds of Gghat regions. More frequently encountered near village environs and disturbed places. [4]
The genus is named after British botanist and physician Sir James Edward Smith and the specific epithet refers to the purple colour of the flower. [5]
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Smithia purpurea | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Subfamily: | Faboideae |
Genus: | Smithia |
Species: | S. purpurea
|
Binomial name | |
Smithia purpurea
Hook., 1847
|
Smithia purpurea is a species of plant in the Fabaceae family. [1]
A small annual herb with an erect stem that grows to a height of 0.5 to 1 ft (0.15 to 0.30 m) and has spreading branches. Leaves are pinnate, leaflets with a bristle at the tip. Flowers purple, about 1 cm across, occur in racemes of 6-12 flowers. The standard petal has two bright white dots. [2]
Western Ghats, India [3]
In open moist sunny areas on basaltic outcrops and is abundant on basalt mesas with an elevation of 800 m (2,600 ft) above sea level.
In patches on open plateaux, banks of streamlets, road sides and farm bunds of Gghat regions. More frequently encountered near village environs and disturbed places. [4]
The genus is named after British botanist and physician Sir James Edward Smith and the specific epithet refers to the purple colour of the flower. [5]